Sewing-machine.



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SEWING MACHINE. APPLIQATION FILED JUNE 1s, 1907.

Patented 0G13. 15, 1912.

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SEWING MACHINE.

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Patented Oct. 15,1912.

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SEWING MACH APPIIOATION FILED JUNE 1B. 1907.

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.CHRISTINA J?. BORTON, OFWARWICK, RHODEISLAND, ADMINISTRATRIX OF STOCKTON BORTON, DECEASED, ASSIGNOR TO WILLCOX & GIBBS SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, F NEW YORK, N. Y., .A CORPORATION OF LNEW YORK. I

SEWING-MACHIN E.

Patented oct. 15,191.2.

Original application filed December 13, 1905, Serial No. 347,649. Divided and this application led J une 18,

1907. Serial No. 379,653.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that STocK'roN BoRToN, deceased, late a citizen of the United St-ates, and resident of the town of 'Warn/ick, county of Kent, State of Rhode Island, did invent new and useful Improvements in Sewing-Machines, fully set forth in the following specification. v

The present invention rela-tes. to a sewing-machine especially designed to produce, ley-one operation and at high speed (meaning that each needle shall be capable 4of making approximately three thousand or more stitches per minute), a complete seam of special form for joining two. abutting edges of cut-knit goods.

This isla-division of my applicationv for United States Letters-Patent tiled Dec. 13,

y1906, sr. No. 347,649.

The present invention is particularly d1- rectedto'improvements in the presser-foot, especially to the combination With a main presser-foot of an auxiliary or chainingoot; means under control of an operative for moving the pressure-foot, and other elements of the mechanism operating above the throat-plate, from their normall operative positions, relatively near the throat-plate, to positions more distant from the throat-plate to permit introduction or Withdrawal of `Work; means for ,releasing the thread-tensioning devices simultaneouswith said movement of the presser-foot and other elements; means, other than the driving connectlons,

land under control of an operative, for moving the feed-surface out of position for engagementwith the Workwhen the machine isstopped-With said feed-surface inv engagement with the Work; and to other features of improvement and combinations of ele-l ments hereinafter fully explained and set forth in the claims.

Figure l is a front elevation, and Fig. 2 a rear elevation of the complete machine; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line A-B, Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line G-D, Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a vertical section,

with the Work-arm omitted, on line E-v-F,

Fig. 6; Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the leftliand end of the machine, With the Work-arm omitted and casing-caps' 'removed-g' Fig. V7

(Sheet 3), shows in perspective a part of the connections for lifting parts of the mechamsm which operate above the throat-plate; Fig. 8 (Sheet 6) Ais a top plan view, and Fig. 9 1s a vertical 4sectional View of the presser-footy; Fig. 10 (Sheet 4) shows a part (the auxiliary foot) of the presser-foot; Figs. 11, 12 and 13 (Sheet 4) show other parts of the presser-foot; Fig. 14 (Sheet 5) 1s a plan view of the.. presser-foot and neighboringparts of the mechanism; Fig. 15 (Sheet 5) is a perspective view 'of part of the machine, at the end of and above the Work-arm, illustrating particularly the operation of trimming the edges to be joined by the seam; Fig. 16 (Sheet 3) is an enlarged vperspective View of the feed-arm; Figs. 17, 18 and 19 illustrate the stitchforming-elements in their relative positions When the needles are at the limit of their upward movement, and the loopers below the throat-plate at the limit of their advance or forward movement in relation to the needles, Fig. 19, beingl a vertical sectional View through the throat-plate and the Work, with the stitch-formingelements above and below the Work-plate inelevation, Fig. 17 being a corresponding.v plan view (turned at right-angles to Fig. 19) of the elements above the throat-plate, and Fig. 18 being a angles to Fig. 19) of the elements below the throat-plate; Fig. 20 is a vertical section through the right-hand end of the machine; Fig. .21 (Sheet 5) is a vertical 'sectional dei tail on line J-K, Fig. 14; Fig. 22 (Sheet 7) is a detail of part of one of the tension devices; and Fig. 23 is a detail of the throatplate.

The machine herein illustrated and described is adapted to form, by a single operation, the seam constituting the subject-matter of my United States Letters-Patent', No. 883,614, dated March 31, 1908; said seam is 'also illustrated and described in my abovementioned. patent application, Sr. No. 347,649,1i1ed Dec. 13, 1906.

Stitch-forming cruenta-'A brief explanation? of the movements of the parts which carry and actdirectly upon the nine threadsfour needle-threads V1, 2, 3, and 4,

corresponding plan view (turned at rightcross-thread and four hook or looper:

threads 6, 7 8 and 9--will assist to an understanding of thedriving connections and other mechanism by which said parts are actuated.v Referring forthis purpose to Figs. 17, 18 and 19, 13,' 2, 3a andV 4 are a gang'of four parallel needles for the needley'threads 1, 2, 3- and 4 respectively; these Aneedlesare secured to a common needle-bar and reciprocate together, the needle 1a being slightly shorter than the others, as shown, and for reasons which need not be herein detailed. In addition to the'four needles,

the thread-carrier l80 and the hook'101 for the upper cross-thread operate above the throat-plate. rlhe thread-carrier 80 is fixed to the lower end of an oscillatory shaft 78, and has 'a thread-eye 5a and a projecting thread-guiding blade` 5b. l-Iook- 101, also fixed to the lower end of an oscillatory shaft f (referred. to later), is formed at its end with a dependingwhorn 5. It will -thus be seen that thread-carrier` 80 and hook 101 oscillate.

l'with their respective shafts; at the stage of the stitch-forming operation shown in Figs. 17-19, the direction of their movement is indicated by arrows. A part ofthe presserl*foot is. shown at'26, and a part ofan auxiliary. foot, yieldingly carried by the resser-1 operating.

foot and designated a chainingoct, is shown at 25.'- j

28-is the cloth or throat-plate and 30 1s a lpiece' of fabric on which the mechanism is Of the elements operating below the throat-plate, 20 is a portion of the feed-surface operating upward through the v throat-plateto advance the work, the path of its movementv being illustrated by th ellipse 166 in dotted lines, Fig'. 1,9.

6 7a 8a and 9*v are loopers secured together and moving in unison in an approximately --horizontal plane.. The dotted line vellipse 199, Fig. 18, illustrates the path described by the looper 6 in its movement. 14 is an oscillatory loop-spreader having trhread engaging hook-points or teeth 6*?, b, 9b l. 15 is a loop-shedder acting to prevent movement of the loops in the needle-threads as the loopers are withdrawn from said loo s.

plained in detail.

frame-work of the machine com rises a functions of which need not be here ex- The stitch-forming elements referred to above, when actuated through driving connections to be explained-hereafter, coperate to form a seam such as heretofore referred to.

Work-am and frame of machina-The mainstandard 40 of the hollow-co umn or box type, a standard 41 of the ribbed column type, a bridge 42 rigidly connecting thestandards, and a work-arm 40". Bridge '42 ment or repairs.

2 is a loop-check and needle-guide the is arched on its under edge (Figs. land 2) vand has a sectional form similar to that of channel-iron, the web being vertical with the edge flangesprojecting rearward. The moving parts requiring lubricant are as far as practicable inclosed or covered by hollow portions of the frame-work so formed that the lubricant or oil is prevented from flowing or leaking to the outer surfaces, but is drained into reservoirs from which it may `beA readily removed at convenientV intervals.

Removable caps are provided where access to working .parts is necessary for adjustformsv a partof the front and top of standard L)50; cap 41 (same views) covers parts working in the top of standard 41; and cap '41h (Fig. 1, removed in Fig. 6) covers an eccentric and its connections at the lefthand end of machine. The hollow horizontal work-arm 40b extends forward from an openingv (Fig. 8). in the lower part ofthe Tlius, ycap 40a (Fig. 1)

ard. The two parts of theY arm form an l angle' of approximately ninety7 degrees at' the elbow, and each part forms an angle of less than ninety degrees withireference to the main portion of the frame-work. This outwardly bowed or elbowed work-arm is trough-like in cross-section, giving access to the A.partsfoperating therein upon removal of a cover `40c (Fig. 1.),.as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. In the operation ofthis machine "thefeed operatesto advancethe work toward or off the free end of the work-arm.

Main driving coanectz'ons.45 is themainshaft; at its right-hand end' it carries the hand-wheel 46, having the usuall grooved driving pulley 46a integral therewith, and

fixed on the -shaft by a set-screw 46b (Fig.

20). The hub ofy thiscombined wheel and pulley takes the end thrust of the shaft 45 against the end of bearing 48 in standard 40, and an oil Bange 47 at the end of the .l

hub sheds superiiuous oil into the end of theV bearing opening from which a groove 49 in the bearing conducts the oilthrough an opening 49, to the inside'of standard 40 which constitutes one of the reservoirsi 1n which superfluous lubricantv may accumulate. Shaft 45 lextends in front of bridge 42 (Fig.'1) and through standard 41,. carrying at its .projecting end an eccentric 60, referred to hereafter.

50; is a bevel gear secured to shaft 45 by I l set-screw 50 (Fig. 20), and meshing with a thereon cross-thread-carrier eccentric 57 seJ ticularly to Figs. land 5,

ltions referred to hereafter,

bevel gear 52 secured to vertical shaft 53 by set-screw 52a. Ball-thrust bearing 51 surrounds shaft 45 between gear 52 and bearing 48.

118 is a combined bevel-gear and looper-eccentric secured'by set-screw 1182l to the lower end of shaft 53. The eccentric portion is numbered 167. Gears 52 and 118 are thus so placed that the end thrust on each will be balanced by the other, "thus avoiding friction and the necessity of ball-thrust bearings or like anti-friction devices. ,The bearings for shaft53 are plain bushings 120, 120, encircled and clamped by lugs or bracket arms 121, 121 split at their outer ends and adapted 4to be tightened against the bearings by screws 122, 122. Through connections 'explained hereafter, shaft 53 drives all of the moving parts operating below the throatplate'.

As shown in Fig. 6, main-shaft 45 has cured by set screw 57a (Fig. 5), needle-bar eccentric 58 secured by set screw, not shown,

and a trimmer and cross-thread-hook eccentric 60 secured by set-screw, notshown, the

^ 63, which latteris clamped in a split opening in a rock-arm 62, alscrew 64 serving to contract said opening to grip thestud. At cnc end a-,screw 66 secures the rock-arm to a short shaft 65 (Figs. 5 and 6) free to rotate in bearings 67 and 68 in the frame. A link 69 connects the other end of arm 62 with the needle-bar. A pivot-stud 71 (Figs. 1 and 6) Ascrewed into a threaded opening through needle-bar 72, is embraced by the tubular cross-bar 69b at the lower end .of link 69.

From these explanations it will be apparent that eccentric 58 acts to vertically reciprocate the needle-bar. l

Ait its lower end the needle-bar 72 carries a needle clamp in which the needles 1a, 2a, 3l and 4El are secured (Figs. 1, 5 and 15). A flange 72a on this clamp has four threadeyes through which the needle-threads pass tothe eyes of the needles.

As clearly shown in Fig. 17, thev eyes of the four needles are disposed on a bias, or in other words, slightly oblique to the line of feed; this isimportant as it enables the loops of needle-threads to open wide without interference with an adjacent needle, and con-- scquently makes it possible to place the needles very close together without impair- 'plained later) extending about bearing.

ing the functioning of the loopers in engaging the needle-thread loops.

In a machine which has been successfully operated, the needles have been placed approximately one-sixteenth (1/16) of an inch apart at their points, theother. elements beirlig positionedv and proportioned accordingy.

Urosa-thread carmen- As already stated, cross-thread carrier 80 is fixed to the lower end of an oscillatory shaft 78. This shaft passes upward through a bearing-bushing 79 (Fig. 5) and-above the latter carries a cylindrical head 78a secured by set-screw Ti-h. A coiled spring80l (Fig. 5) housed in the lower end of bushing 79, bears against a shoulder on shaft 78 and normally holds said shaft (and consequently the threadcarrier 80) in its lowermost position withV .the overhanging edge of head 7 8a in contact with the upper end of bushing 79.

77 is a short crank-arm. projecting from one side of head 78?, and 77 is a lip or. flange (the function of which will be exhalf-way around said head at its other side.

76 is a spherical bearing, formed on a stud which is screwed into crank-arm 77, and engaged by the spherical opening of a bushing 75 (Figs. 5 and 6)v which latter is clamped in a split opening in one end lof a pitman 74, by tightening screw 74a. At its other end said pitman has a capped bearing surrounding the spherical bearing surface of eccen- -tric 57. Through the connect-ions thus de- "scribed, this eccentric imparts to the threadcarrier 80, the swinging oscillatory move` ments heretofore explained.

Urosa-thread woc 101-Hook 101 is secured-to the lower end of a short vertical oscillatory shaft 99, journaled in a tubular bearing 100, which latter is cast integral with a plate 10.0 (Figs. 1, 15, 21) which is Asecured by screws to a flattened surface on a lower arm 100b of the standard 41 of the frame.

98 is a short crank-arm secured by a setscrew to the upper end of shaft 99. Spring 102 (Fig. 21, Sheet 5) housed in the lower end of bearing 100 holds the shaft` 99 and hook 101 normally lowered with crank-arm y 98 in contact with the upper end of the 84 is the trimmer-sleeve oscillatory about the hollow presser-foot bar 85 which therethrough (Figs. 1, 174 and 15).

84a is a crank-armprojecting from sleeve 84 (Figs. 1, 6, 14) and connected to crankarm`98 by a link 96; screw-studs 95 and 97' pivot theV link to the respective arms.

passes 84hl (Figs. 1, is a crank-arm extending from the upper` end of sleeve 84. A ballstud 83 screwed into the outer end of arm 84b is. engaged by a bushing 82 clamped in a split opening in the outer end of a pitman 81i by tightening @screw-'81e (rig. e). At its other end said pitman has a capped bearing surrounding the'eccentric 60, which through the connections just explained imparts t the hook 101 the swin'ginr oscillatory!l movement heretofore describe Trimmer-The machine comprises trimmer mechanisml acting to trim two edges of fabric to be joined 'as the work is advanced to'the needles. AThisl trimmer consists' of a fixed blade 90, and a reciprocatory blade 87. Blade 90, which is fixed to the presser-foot 26, has beveled edges, one engaging the un- .derpcut edge of a. groove across the under face of the foot (Figs. 9, 14,15), and the other beveled edge engaged by the beveled edge of a clamp block 91 secured by a screw 92. A yoke 86 secured to the lower end of an' 'arm 84c forms an opening in which blade 87,is clamped by a set-screw 8,8 and shoe 89.`

Arm 84c .is preferably. cast integral `with trimmer-sleeve or hollow trimmer shaft 84 and extends downwardl and around to one side of the presser-foot, as. clearly shown in Figs. 1, 5, 6, 7 14 and 15.l It will .therefore -be'understood that the oscillation-0f sleeve 8 4v from eccentric 60, heretofore referred to' in connection with thehook 101, also reciprocates blade 87 througharm. 84. yThe edges of blades 87 and 90 are oppositely beveled and sharpened as shown at 93, Fig. 8, and act as shears 'when the cutting edge ofreciprocating blade 87 moves toward and over the cuttingedge of fixed blade 90, thereby 'cutting straight and clean tlie upturned edges of the fabric which the feed of the machine intermittently draws in between theiblades. The strips or bits of material removedfby the trimmer-bladesare directed to-one side and out of the way'by'a deflector 111 referred to hereafter. After leaving the trimmer, and before they reach the needles, the trimmed edgesare laid flatand into abutmentfw'ith each other, as ,explained hereafter. I

Presser-foot amichaim'ng fo'otL-85'is a hollow presser-foot bar, parallel to theneedle-bar and behind the same when looking in the direction of feed. Itisv verticallyV movable in bearings through arms 103" and 100brespectively,10n the standard 41 of the `machine '(see Figs. 1, 6,14, 15). A screwthreaded opening tapped into arm 103b'contains a spring 405 Abearing againstthe up-l perend of the foot-bar and held under ten- 4 sion by a hollow adjusting nut 104 (dotted TQ- lines Fig. 1). In the operation ofthe machine this spring yieldingly pressesthe foot a,f ,"ainst the work, permitting the foot to be slightly'raised vupon each. upward and forvward movement ofthe feed surface in ad.-

vancing .the work. 26 is the presserfoot having a hub 216. `(Fig. 9) through which foot-bar 85 passes.

presser foot is notched` or bifurcated forming'two toes 26h and 26(Fig. 6) separated by a space in which the upturned-edges of work to be trimmed advance to the trimmer blades which'latter overlieor projectinto said space (see Figs. 6, 8 and 15). Trimmer l blade'90 issecured in a groove in the undery side -of toe 26C, as alreadyexplained. Reciprocatoiy blade 87 works in a horizontal opening through toe 26".

111 is a work-guidev and deflector, which serves to direct-and position the work as it approaches the trir'nmer blades, and by an extension 112 whichreaches obliquely to the left (Fig. 15) over the toe 26, deiects and` discharges the' trimmings, keeping them from being caught bythe working parts about 4theneedlesl Guide 111 i's secured-'to the vertical part of an angle-piece 113,.,the horizontal part of which movably fits in a transverse recess across the. top of toe 26".

A screw-stud 114 (Fig. 11', Sheet 4) vpasses through an opening inthe end of'a lever 115 (Fig-.12) through aslot (dotted lines Fig. A8) in anglepiecellB, 'and'into a screwthreaded *opening in.' toe 26".Y A ,pin 116 projecting from the underside of lever 115 is movable in a short slot 117 in angle-piece.

113. 1t 4follows when the' screw-stud 114 is loosened the lever 115 may be turned about said stud to slide the angle-piece in its recess in toe 26"V thereby adjusting vthe work-guide tothe right or left." When the desired position of adjustment isA reached, .the screwstud 114 is tightened toy rigidly X the parts.

.A tapering notch 94 (s'ee Figs. 8. and 9) on the under surface of -the presser-'foot iinmediately behind the trimmer blades, acts upon the upt urned trimmededges 0f the work to lay them ,flat into abutment justl -in advance of the needles.'

The chaining-footwor auxiliary 'presserfoot 251is shown by 'itself in Fig. 10, Sheet in its relation to the otherelements it is best shown4 in Figs. 8, 9 and 19. This foot 25t`1ts and is vertically movable in a-correy spondingly shaped opening through presserfoot-26, a' notch or .recess 25a providing an `opening 4through which the four needles pass entering the work and 'through which 'the lcross-thread 5 is looped back and forth across the seam. .The vertical shank 25b of the chaining-,foot has beveled edges and is movable Iin, a' dove-tailed guide-way or groove c 8) in what may be called the shank or stem of the main presser-- foot, said movement beinglimited by a stud' 109 working in a slot 110 (Fig. 9). A

4spring 107, housed in an Opening in the chaining-foot automatically accommodates itself to the difference of thickness without lifting the `main presser-foot from contact with the work, in fro-nt of the needles o-r at the sides of the seam, shown, for example,

- in Fig. 19. This results'in distributing and equalizing the grip upon the work in feeding the same all about the point of operation-'of the needles, so that the feeding pull tends to advance the work uniformly and in a straight line at and about the point of formation of the stitches.

The satisfactory operation of a machine of this type requires that it sha1-l be capable of chaining-off", z'. e., of forming the threads into stitches when there is no fabric under the presser-foot, as in passing the seam from one garment to another without stopping the machine or lifting. the presserfoot. In the absence of any fabric, the feedsurface iii making the feeding part of its movement makes direct contact with" the.

of the presser-foot, the upward movement. of the feed-surface lifts said foot higher than when no fabric is interposed between these parts. If the presser-foot and chain- A ing-foot were rigidly fastened together (or in other words, if there was no chaining-y foot), the .latter foot would also be correspondingly lifted at this "time, and so elevated that the feed-surface could not properly grip andy feed the chain. This feed being essential, imperfect formation of stitches would be almost inevitable, and imperfectly formedstitcheswould flikely appear at lthe beginning of the seam on the new garment.

l'The mechanism mightv even become so Vclogged y,with thread as to require stopping of' the' machine: Such difficulties are, however,l overcome bythe yielding connection between thel tivo feet', enabling. the chainingfoot .to remaininv its' lowered which it coperateswith the 'fee surface to.

position in' continue the feed of the chain while the next garment is entering beneath the presserfoot 26.

The means for lifting the presser-foot will be explained hereafter.

Thread-guides, tensions, take-ups, y etc. above t/w'oat plata- Similar tension devices are used for the four needle-threads and the four looper-threads (see Figs. 1, 2, 20). Referring particularly to Fig. 20, '138 is a bracket secured to the upper surface of the bridge 42 of the machine. 139 is a -bar supported and longitudinally movable in va bearing openingthrough said bracket.. A relatively strong spring 147 encircling bar 139 between bracket 138 and a washer 148, held bya pin 149, exerts yielding pressure tending to move bar 139 to the left. Apin 146 (Fig. 20) passing through bar 139 lies in a slot across the right hand face of bracket 138, and prevents rotation -of the bar 139. A series of eight tension disks 145 are strung on bar 139, and pressed together by the action of a spring 143, which lat-ter encircles the bar between washers 144 and 144il and is somewhat weaker than spring 147. The right-hand end of bar 139 is screw-threaded and split (Figs. 20 and 22) and is engaged by anelongated thumbnut 140 the inner Vend of which bears against washer 1441. The end of bar 139, atone side of the split, is cut away or shortened, as shown in Fig. 22, and at the otherside forms radiating stop-surfaces 142, 142. A pin 141 projecting into the opening through nut 140, limits the turning of the latter by engaging one or the other of the stop sur- 'faces 142, thereby varying the compression of spring 143 and consequently the pressure of the tension disks against each other and the strength of the tension upon the threads. end of bar 139, nut 140 tends to compress ltogether the parts separated by the slit; theresulting friction prevents accidental turning of the nut.

138a and 138b (Fig. 1) are t-woarms` on bracket 138; the former has four thread-eyes In engaging the screw-threaded for the loope'r threads 6, 7, 8 and 9 respecand then lthrough eye 138b to the takeup` y 54, explained hereafter. The other threads 7, 8 and 9 follow similar paths between other disks 145'. to slightly increase the tension of any or all of ithe threads, they may in p assing from the eyes in arm 138a to the' eye in arm 138", 'pass through the slotsin arm 215 (Figs. 1

and 20). A similar arm 215c is better shown in Fig. 6. The bend thus` formed in the Or if it is found desirable l 50 the needle-clamp. As the needle-bar ascends threads and the resulting friction, increase the tension.l v

lThe construction of the tension device for needle-threads 1, 2, 3 and 4 is the same as `described aboveexcept that bracket 137 is left-hand-whereas 138'is right-hand. The

" needle-threadsloop through the eyes in arm 137al around rod 139a and between the tension disks, and from an eye in arm 137b pass to a take-up 56. The arm 215 `(Fig.` 6) has slots through which the threads may pass to increase the tension in the manner explained as to similar arm 215.

The tension device for cross-thread is similar inconstruction to the other tension devices except that the bracket 210 has only two tension disks 152 (Fig. 6) on bar 150% Thread 5 loops through an' eye in arm 210a around bar 150a between the disks, and thence extends to take-up 55.

i The take-ups 54,55 and 56 (Figs. 1, 2,

'6 and 20) are similar inconstruction and are all fixed on shaft 45. Take-up 54, for example (Fig. consists of a disk or wheel, secured to shaft 45 by a set-screw 54a and having a -deep peripheral groove across which Aone or more pins 208 extend. From the take-ups the threads passthrough guideeyes 209, 210, and 211, secured to the bridge 42 .of the frame below the take-ups 56, 57 and 54 Arespectively (Figs. 1 and 6). The pins of the take-ups are so located with relation to their centers of rotation and the movement of the other elements of the machine, that they act in a well-known manner to take up slack thread at proper periods in the stitch-forming operation.

In addition to the rotary take-up 56, there'is provided, for the needle-threads 1, 2, 3 and 4, a reciprocating take-up 212 (see Figs. 1, 5 and 6). This'ta-ke-up isin the form'of a bent rod orwire, secured at its upper end to the needle-bar 72 by a screw 213 which latter engages a threadedk opening in the end of stud 71 heretofore referred to (see Fig. 14). The lower end of thetakeup' is in the form of a hook which engages about they needle-threads between the eye 209 and the thread-eyesfin the ange 214 of to its highest position, take-up 212 acts to deflect the threads, as shown in Fig. 1,

thereby coperating with take-up 56, in takingup slack thread from the needlethread loops below the work. l

Presser-foot lifting and tension-releasing means-Referring particularly -to Figs. 2, 5 and 7 126 is arock-shaft journaled at its ends in bearings in standards 40 and 4 1.

127 (Figs. 2 and 5) is a rock-arm secred to shaft 126 by a set-screw and projecting rearward and resting on the upper end of a vertically movable lifter rod 128, which latter extends downward through a bearing in the flanged baseof standard 40, to a kneelifter device or treadle (not shown) by which the operative may lift the rod 128 to rock shaft 126. An arm 129 (Figs. 2 'and 5) set-screwed to the other end of 'shaft 126,

is connected by Alink 130 to one arm of bellcrank-lever131 fulcrumed on a stud 131a, the other arm of said .lever reaching forward and'engagin'g under a shoulder 84d of trimmer arm 84c (Figs. 5 and When" the bell-crank-lever is actuated through these connections, itlifts the trimmer sleeve 84, 'which in turn acts through a spring w'asher 84e (Fig. 5) and a collar 84f set-screwed onv presser-foot bar 85, to'lift lthe latter .and with it the presser-foot and parts'mounted thereon, against the tension of presser-foot spring. 405 (Fig. 1). A lip or 'Bange 84g at the lower end of trimmer-sleeve 84 engages under a projecting lip 98 on the hub of crank arm'98 (Figs. 6 and 14)', and thereby lifts hookshaft 99 vertically in-its bearings' against spring 102 (Fig. 21), thus elevating hook 101.' An arm 84h (Figs. 1 and 6) at.

the upper end of sleeve 84, engagesunder lip 77'.1 'of the crank-arm 77,.- and thereby* lifts'shaft 78 and with' it cross-thread carrier 80, against the tension of spring 80%l (Fig. 5). It willthus be Seen that through connections from the trimmersleeve 84, the

`lifting of the latter elevates the presserfoot against its spring 105, thecros's-thread carrier 80 against its spring 80a, and the cross-thread-hook 101 against its spring 102; and that when the operative releases the lifting means the tension of these springs will re-act to lower` these parts at the same time rotating rock-shaft 126 to the position shown in Fig. 5. V

wWhen the operating partsabove4 the throat-plate are lifted, as above explained,r to permit removal of the work, where,.for example, it is desired to terminate the seam back from the edge of thev fabric or-work, it is d esirable to release the tensions to permit the threads to easily feed as the workv -is drawn out of the machine. This is `accomplished by arms 150 and 151 secured; on

rock-shaft 126 (Figs. 1, 2, 6 and 7) and exl tending upward through openings in thel upper ange of the channel-iron lbridge 45. When the operative rocks shaft 126 to lift the presser-foot and other parts, the beveled end 150a of arm 150 acts against' the ends of bars 139a and 150l moving them longitudinally in their bea-rings against the tension of springs 147 ,and releasing the pressure n between the tension disks and consequently their grip upon the threads 1, 2. 3, 4 and 5.- In' like manner the beveled end 151a of arm 151 acts against the end of bar 139`moving the same in itsbearing against the tension 'of spring 147 and releasing the tension upon threads 6, 7, 8 and 9.

The feed, throat-plate, chaining yingers independent of gear 119 andconsequently independent of the rotation of the m'ain shaft 45. The object of this'lost motion connection willbe explained hereafter. Shaft 123 extends through bearing 155 and j' carriesthe eccentric 157 (Figs. 3 and 4), and

the latter isembraced by a capped bearing 158 at the end of feed-lever or feed-bar 159.

Lever 159 is hung at about its middle on a Hat-spring fulcrum.160, one end of said spring beingfastened to "a lug 161 on `the inner wall of work-arm 4()b and the other'end to a depending arm 162 on lever 159.v The spring 160 Aallows thefeed lever to swing" forward and backward approximately on al radius equal to the lengthV of the free spring.

y At its forward end the feed-lever is guided and confined at its sides by two parallel guide-bars`163, 163 secured by screws to 'the inside of the hollow work-arm; a recess or groove 164 '(Figs; 3 and 4) extending longitudinally along this end of the feed,

lever receives the foot 165 (Fig.4 16) of the feed surface 20, a screw 165@ passing through an ielongated opening165b securing theparts together and allowing limited adjustment. lVlien in its elevated position 40 i i, 4: :and 19)'.

the `feed-surface extends forward and upwardthrough the throat-plate 28 (see Figs. The feed-surface. proper is separated into five rows of teeth 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24, which work through slots 25a, 21a,

22a, 23a, 24, respectively, in 'the throatplate 28 (Fig.-23) and leave an opening 2011 (Fig. 16) through the feed-surface through which the needlesoperate'. vThe rows jof. teeth -22 and 23 in front ofthe needles, andthe rows of teeth 21v and 24 at the sides,l press the work upward against the under surface ofthe` presser-foot 26 in gripping and feeding the same, while the teeth 20 just back of the needle-opening press the work up -againstthe chaining-foot 25, or in the case of vchaining off feed the chain by gripping it-against said foot.

-The circular movement of the feed'eccero tric 157, is byr virtue .of the swinging spring fulcrumof the feed-lever 159 transformed` into an elliptical motion in the toothed feed.

surface, the major axis of the ellipse (see 166, Fig. '19); being Avertical or slightly pitched-ingthe direction of feed, ver in a direction opposite thereto, as desired. This throws the greater portion of the forward movement of the feed surface teeth above the work-plate, at ,which time they act to feed the-work, the needles being elevated clear of the work (see Fig. 19).'3FAswill be understood, these in ovements ofjfthefeedrsurface cause 'it to operate -upon what is' known in this artA asthe four-motion principle.

From an examination of Fig. 19, it will be understood that when thev needles are elel vated free' of the work, thefteeth Vof the feed-surface, in the normal ,operation ofthe machine,project above thesurfaceof the throat-plate. In order that the teethof the feed-surface may not interfere with removal of the work (particularly when the seam is stopped back from the edge Aof vthe work) when the needles are' up, and the presserfoot lifted, means are lprovided whereby y the feed surface will be dropped" below th'ef surface of the throatlplate under these conF ditions. As will be seen thisv droppingof vthe feed-surface takes place simultaneously with the lifting of the presser-foot and re- "leaseof'the'tensions. The outer end of lever-arm 127 on rock-shaft' 126 (Figs.` 2

and 3) is connected by a ,depending link 132,- i 'to a rocksarm 133"pivoted on a st'ud 134.

Teeth l135 at the end of arm 133 are adapted i to engageV gear teeth on a sleeve136 secured to the projecting end of feed-shaft 123. In operation, when the machine v-is stopped .with the needles up, and the operative-lifts the presser-foot and releases the tensions, as. already explained, the .lifting of arm127` will swing the arm 133 upward and its teethv135.-

will engage the teeth of 136 (which are so located as to come' to posit-ion to be thus engaged when the machine'is stopped with theA needles up) and slightly rotate-the feed shaft 123 in thev direction .of the. arrow Fig. 20, until the teeth135 pass'the teeth ofv136, l the stud125-lea'ving its driving pin 12411 on gear 119,'A asshown in'Fig. 20.- This'l-imited independent rotation of the f'feedfshaft causes its eccentric 157 to rock feed lever 159 suflicient to drop the. feed surface below.

the surface of the throat-plate.v When the rmachine is again startedfthe feed shaft and `feed remain-stationary until pin 124d again overtakes lstud 125, yfrom which it results that the normal positioning and timing is not affected .by this'temporary.'lowering` of the feedvwhile the needles are up. I

The throat-plate`28 itsin a flanged opening infupper surface of the outer end off the work-arm and *is* secured 4by =a screw -28a (Fig. 4). Teeth 2 8I7 cut across the upper:v face of the throabpl'ate, extend from its...

.forward end, in front of the needles, along.. the parts of the plateseparated bythe slots.

21E to 25tL beneath the presser foot (Fig. 23)

The f oot presses the workagainst these teeth when the.feed-surfaceteeth are beneath the 'throat-plate, and thus securely holds the work againstanybackward pull by the operator in arranging the work and guiding itto the trimmer.

16` (Figs. 19 and 23) is a chaining finger -plate secured to the throat-plate acrossJthe Afront of the needle .opening 19 through the latter." Three chaining fingers 16, 17 and 18,

project forward from this late and divide one end of the needle opening 19 into four spaces or parts into which the needles descend at the sides 'of the fingers. The principal function of these chaining fingers is 4to -take the place of the work or fabric,

A enabling the machine to properly form the stitches when running without any work under the needles in the operation of chainingY oif. l'The'stitches are formed about the' fingers and advanced off of the freeends thereof by the feedof the'chain. At the same time the presence of these fingers inno way interferes withfthe proper formation of stitches when work is under the needles, as illustrated in Fig. 1L9.-' In both cases the threads cross, yon botlfs sides of the seam, back and forth acr'oss the chaining-fingers in practically the sariejvay, the only difference being that in chaining oft' the crossthread 5 on the needle-side of the work bears directly upon the chaining-fingers instead of upon interposed fabric, Hence the threads may ,beaccuratelysaid `to be 'passed across the chaining fingers whether or not fabric or work isinterposed. y 15 is a loop shedder (Figs. 4 and 19) lin the form of a depending ange or lip secured tothe under side of throat-plate28 across the rear edge of the`needle-openin'g. As shown, this shedder depends into the needle-opening 20a of the feed-surface tothe rear of thepath of the needles, and between the side barson which the rows'of feed sur-V i face teeth 21 and 24 are formed.v As previously explained, the function of the loopshedder is to prevent movement of the'loops in the-needle-threads as the loopers are withdrawn from saidj-'loops y Loop-sprcadeneLoop-spreader 14, here-4 tofore referred to'and shown in Figs. 3, 18

'i and 19, is in the shapeof a bell-crank-lever,

to turn on a headed'stud184, which after' vpassing through the carrier enters a socket pivoted at one end on a pin 202 which latter is secured to hollow work-arm bv a screw 203 (Fig. e). Astud 2oadepening from the underside of 'the loop-spreader at` vlthe angle'orbend thereof is so connected with the endof the feed-lever 159 that the movements ofthe latter oscillate the spreader on its pivot pin 202, thus swinging `the toothed end of the spreader back and' forth transv'e'rsely to the work-arm. loopers operating means Referring particularly to Figs. 3 and 4, 177 isthe looper-lever. p v 1 183 is a looper carrierI or block swiveled in the end of lever 1,77 where is secured by;

screw 185. The four loopers 6, 7?, 8*L and' 9 are 4secured togetheron the carrier `183.

As shown in Figs. 18 and 19, each looper hasv a threadgroove 196 extending along 'one side from its rear end to a thread-'eye 197,

and a short groove196a along its other side' from eye 197 -toa second 4thread-eye'198.

The loopers are actuated from the looperpermits the pitman to move longitudinally on bearing blocks 171, 171, insaid opening, said blocks embracing and being movable about aheaded pivot-stud -170 secured at its.

lower end in" a socket 4in seat, 170, A washer 173 on `the -stud 17 0 beneath the head thereof, extends over thel bearing blocks and over the upper surfaceof: the pltman atl .the sides of the rectangular opening therein, and confines the parts' infoperative position. Through these connections the eccentric moves the pitman longitudinally, and4 at the 170.` A headed pivot pin 176 is secured to the forward end of 'pitman 169, in the elbowl l of the Work-arm, by a screw .175, passingl through a cap 174 and the end of said pin.'

The headed end of this pin; is embraced lo y the capped end 178 of.l the loope'r-lever. 1 7 7.

flattened under-surface on lever 177 bears and is slidable against a flattened horizontal seat or surface 177a at the bottom of th work-arm (Fig. 4).

. same time rocks it about the fixed pivot-stud f 181isa headed pivot-stud fixed at its i lower end in a socket through seat 177% by. a screw 181a (Fig. 4)', and embraced by a,

split bearing 180, consisting of two blocks.; An "elongated: rectangular opening through-V the lo-oper-lever above-seat 177. embraces the bearing y180 beneath the head' of pivot stud 181. From these ccnnections it follows that'the loopen lever 177 vmay move longitudinally `'on andv at thev same time turn about pivot-stud 181 as a fulcrum, this combined movement, being imparted to said` lever' from the pitinan-169 through the lconnections explalned, and resulting at the loopers in the elliptical-'movementindicated 'v Passage of koper-threads to loopers.-

,Thepathofthese threads 6, 7, 8 and 9 has heretofore been traced to the thread-eye209 (Fig. 1); from the latter fthey descend to four thread-.e es-216 (Fig.'3) in ai ba'r across I v the inside o a thread-guard 217, whence i they pass horizontally along the,inside of the guard to four more thread-eyes 219, and,

from the latter .through four grooves or channels inthe -upper surface: of a bar 220 which bridges the hollow work-arm in a diagonal direction directly beneath the work-arm cover 40C (Fig. 1) which is re.-

i 223 (Fig. .1), between separating and guid- -ing pins. 222, arranged in a vert-ical row (.only the top pin showing' in Fig. 3) and through o ening 190 (Fig. 3) to the threadeyes 195 `(pFigs. 4 and'l9) from which lthey pass -to the loopers, as shown.

230, Figs. l, 14 and'15, is a thread cutter for severing the threads connected to the upper -side of the work. Referring to Figs. l ai1d2 235 is the operating handle of a second thread cutter adapted to sever the threads connected to the lower side of the work. As these thread-cutters form no part ofthe subject-matter of the invention covered herein, further explanation thereof is unnecessary.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a main presserl foot, of 'a needle or needles operable through an opening inV said main-footv informing thev seam; means for looping a cross-thread back and forth into said `opening in the main-foot through which the needle or needles operate and into engagement with the leo stitches formed by -said needle or needles;4 an auxiliary presser-foot located to bear upon the work in the rear of the needle or needles; and means acting toilyieldingly press said auxiliary-foot against the work independent of movement of the main-foot.

2. The .combination withamain presserfoot, of a`needle or needles operable through an opening in said main-foot in forming the seam; means for looping a cross-thread back and forth int-o said opening i the mainfoct through which theneedle or needles operate and into engagement with the stitches formed by said needle on needles; an auxiliary presser-foot movable yin an opening or recess in the main-foot and located to bear upon the work in the rear of the needle or needles; and means tending to yieldingly move the iauxiliary-foot toward the work in its opening in the main-foot.

' 3. The-combination with a main presserfoot, of a needle or needles operable through an opening in said main-foot in forming the seam; means forlooping a cross-thread back and forth into said opening '.in the mainfoot throughl which the needle or -needles operate :and into engagement with the stitches formed by said needle or needles; an auxiliary'presser-foot movable in an opening or recess` in the main-foot. and located Ito bear upon the work 'in the rear of the needle or needles; and a spring acting between the main and ,auxiliary feet and tending'. to yieldingly move the auxiliary-foot4 tfoward the work in its opening in saidmainoot.

Llafllhe combination with a main presser- 'foot, of a plurality of needles operable through an opening in said main-foot in forming the seam; aA cross-thread-carrier and a cross-thread-hook'coperating with the needles to loop a cross-thread back and forth into said opening in the main-foot through whichthe needles operate and into engagement with stitches formed by said needles; an auxiliary presser-foot movable 1n an opening or recess inthe main-foot and located to bear upon the work in the rear of the needles; and means tending to yieldingly move the auxiliary-foot toward the work in'its opening in the main-foot.

5. In a sewing machine, the combination with stitch-forming mechanism, 4of a throatplate; a presser-foot; trimmer' mechanism associated with the presser-foot; means for looping a cross-thread back and forth across y the ,seaml into engagement with stitches formed by the stitch-forming mechanism; and means under control 'of an operative for moving said presser-foot and associated trimmer-mechanism and the cross-'thread looping-means from their normal operative positions to positions more distant from the throat-plate to permit introduction and withdrawal of work.

6. In a sewing machine, the combination with stitch-forming mechanism, of a throatplate; means for looping a cross-thread back and forth across the seam into engagement with stitches formed by the stitch-forming mechanism; a thread-tension device for ten-' sioning said cross-thread; and means under control of an operative for moving said cross-thread loopingf means from its normal operative position to-a position more distant from the throat-plate and simultaneously releasing the tensioning action of the tension-device upon the cross-thread.

7. In a sewing machine, the combination y Ipresser-bar and movable thereabout; and

means under control of the operative for moving said hollow-shaft longitudinally and .through said shaft longitudinally moving the presser-foot-bar and the presser-foot thereon away from the throat-plate for insertion or withdrawalof work.

8. The combination of a throat-plate;4 a sleeve or hollow shaft rotatable to actuate one of a number of eoperating seam-form ing elements and I longitudinally movable toward and from the throat-plate; a .bar

about which said hollow shaft is rotatable; x ments ofthe former; independent driving a second shaft longitudinally movable toward and fromv the throat-plate and roy tatable in'bearings; a thread-handling element carried by said second shaft; indelpendent drivingeconnections for rotating said hollow shaft and said second shaft; and

means under control of the voperative for longitudinally moving said hollow shaft and said second shaft away from the throatplate for insertionl or withdrawal of work.

9. The combination of a throat-plate; a sleeve orhollow shaft rotatable to actuate one of a number of coperating seam-forming elements and longitudinally movable toward and from the throat-plate; a bar about which said hollow shaft is rotatable;`

a second shaft longitudinally movable toward and from the throat-plate and rotatable in bearings; athread-handling element Vcarried by said second shaft; independent' driving connections for rotating said hollow shaft and said second shaft; means under control of the operative for longitudinally moving said hollow shaft away from the' throat-plate; and a connection from said hollow shaft to the second shaft for 1m- .is rotatable; a second shaft longitudinally movable toward and' from the throat-plate and rotatable in bearings; a thread-han- .dling element carried by said second shaft;

a third shaft longitudinally movable toward and from the throat-plate in bearings; a second thread-handling element carried by said third shaft; connections from the hollow shaft to said vthird shaft imparting to the latterlongitudinal androtary movelnents of the-former; independent driving `connect-ions for rotating said hollow shaft and said second shaft; and means under control of the operative for longitudinally moving saidhollow shaftand said second shaft away from the throat-plate forinsertion or withdrawal of work.

11. The combination of a throat-plate; a rotatable sleeve or hollow shaft'longitudinallymovable toward and from the throatlate; a bar'about which said hollow shaft ls'vrotatable; a second shaft longitudinally movable toward and from the throat-plate and rotatable in bearings; a thread-han- -dling element carried by said second shaft; i 60.-

a third shaft longitudinally movable toward and from the throat-plate. in bearings; a`

second thread-handling element carried by said third shaft; .connections from the hollow shaft to said third shaft imparting to the latter longitudinal and rotary move- The combination lof a throat-plate; a,

connections for rotating said hollow shaft and said second shaft; means under control of the operative for longitudinally movingv said hollow shaft away from the throatplate; and a connection from said hollow shaft to the second shaft for imparting to the latter said longitudinal movementl of the" former away from the throat-plate.

1Q. Ther combination of a throat-plate; a rotatable sleeve or hollow Shaft longitudinally movable toward and from the throatplate; a bar about which said-hollow shaft is rotatable; t-rimmer-mechanism; an arm extending from the hollow shaft and connected to'a movable blade of the t-rimmermechanism; a second shaft longitudinally movable toward and from the throat-plate'.

and rotatable in bearings on-the machineframe; a thread-handling element carried by said second shaft; independent driving connections for rotating said hollow shaft and said second shaft; and means under control .of the operative for longitudinally moving said hollow shaft, and through it the trimmer-mechanism and said second shaft away from the throat-plate.

13. The combination of a throat-plate; a

rotatable sleeve .or hollow-shaft longitudinally movable towardand from the'throatis rotatable; trimmer-mechanism; an: arm

plate; a bar about which said hollow shaft extending fromt-he hollow shaft and connected-toa movable blade of the' trimmermechanism; `a second shaft longitudinally and rotatable in bearings on themachine- '100 movable toward and from the throat-plate frame; a third shaft also longitudinally I movable toward and from the throat-plate and rotatablein bearings onthe machineframe; a thread-handling element carried by each of 'said second and third shafts; driving connections for imparting `rotary movement to said hollow shaft, lthe second shaft and thetliird shaft; and means under control of an operative for longitudinally moving said hollow-shaft, -the trimmermechanism and the second and thirdshafts away ,from the throat-plate.

14. The combination of a throat-plate; a.

rotatable sleeve or tubular-shaft longitudinally movable toward and from the throatsaid second and-'third shafts; driving con nections for imparting rotary movement to said tubular-shaft andthe second and third shafts; and means under'control of an operative for moving said tubular-shaft and said plate; a bar about whichsaid tubular shaft I second and third shafts longitudinally away Y from the throat-plate.

15. 'I he combination of a throat-plate; a

rotatable sleeve or tubular-shaft longitudinally movable toward and from the throatplate; a -presser-foot bar about which said tubular shaft is rotatable; a presser-foot on said presser-foot bar; a' second and a third shaft each. also longitudinally movabl'e toward and from the throat-plate and rotatable in bearings; a thread-handling element carried by each of said second and third shafts; driving connectionsjfor imparting rotary movement to said tubular shaft and4 said second and third shafts; and means under control of an operative for moving said tubular shaft and said second and third. shafts and the presser-foot bar away from the throat-plate.

Asaid bar; trimmer-mechanism; an arm on the tubular-shaft connected to a movable blade of the trimmer-mechanism to actuate the same; a second -anda third shaft each falso longitudinally movable toward `and from the throat-plate and rotatable in bearings; al thread-handling element carried by\ i each of said second and'third shafts; driv-` ing connections for imparting rotary movement to saidttabular-shaft and said second and third shafts; and means. under control of an operative for moving said tubular shaft, said second and third shafts, the presser-foot bar and the trimmer-mechanism away from the throat-plate.

17,: The combination of a tubular-shaft; a throat-plate; a bar onwhich said shaft is longitudinally movable toward and from the throat-plate; a second and a thirdsha-ft also longitudinally movable` toward and from the throat-plate; across-thread carrier and a cross-thread hook carried by said second andthird shafts. respectively; ,driving connections for imparting rotary movement to said hollow shaft and said second and vthird shafts the driving connections to. one

of the latter including the tubular-shaft; and means under control of an operative for longitudinally moving said tubular shaft, said second and'third shafts and the 'cross-thread carrier and cross-thread hook thereon away from the throat-plate.

18. The combinationof a rock-shaft journaled in the frame of the machine; a throatplate; one or more thread-handling elements operating above and movable toward and vfrom the throat-plate; connections from said rock-shaft to' said thread-handling element or elements; and means under control of an operative for rotating said rock-shaft and through said connections thereby moving said thread-handling element or elements away from the throat-plate 4for insertion or withdrawal o f work.

19. The combination of a rock-shaft journaled in the frame of the machine; a throatplate; one or more thread-handling,elements operating above and movable. towardand' from4 the throat-plate; connections from said rock-shaft to said thread-handling element or elements; and means under control of an operative for rotatingsaid rock-shaft and through said connections thereby moving said thread-handling element or elements away from the throat-plate for insertion 'or Withdrawal of work; one or more threadtensioning devices; and means on said rockshaft acting to release said tension device or devices simultaneously with the movement of the thread-handling element or elements away from the throat-plate.

20. The combination of a feed-surface; a main driving shaft; a feed-shaft driven from the main drivingshaft to operate said feedsurface; and means for imparting limited driving movement to said feed-shaft and hence to the feed-surface independent of the main driving shaft.'

21..The combinationv of a main driving shaft; a needle and connections for driving the same from said main-Shaft; a feed-surface; a feed-shaft rotatively ldriven from the main-shaft to operate said feed-surface; and means for imparting-limited rotary ymovemain shaft to move the feed-surface without moving the needle.

ment to said feed-shaft independent of the nections for actuating thefeed-surface; and

means common to both the presser-foot and feed surface for`moving the former away from the throat-plate and the latter through a portion of its regular feed movement out .of position to engage the work.

23.. The combination of a presser-foot; a four-motion feed-surface and driving Iconnections for operating the same; and a de-k viceoperable bythe operative to lift the presser-foot and move the feed-surface through a portion of its regular feed movement to lower the same. y

24. The combination of a presser-foot; a four-motion feed-surface and driving con-- nections for operating the same; and a device operable by the operative to move both the presser-foot and feed-surface relatively away from each other, such movement of the feed-surface being through a portion o f its regular feed-movement.

25. The combination of a presser-foot; a feed-surface; a feed-shaft and driving connections for operating the same; and a device under `control of the operative to both lift the presser-foot and 'rotate the feedshaft independent of its driving connections to lower the feed-surface.

26. The combination of a main driving. specification in the presence of two subshaft; a feed-surface; a feed-shaft.; lostsoribing Witnesses. motion driving connections between the I CHRISTINA P. BORTON, main and feed shafts; and means for rotat- AdmnistmW/az of the estate 0f 'Stockton ing the feed-shaft independent of the main- Barton, deceased. sha-Et within the limits of the lost-motion Witnesses: uiorded by said driving connections. HERBERT E. MATHEWSON,

In testimony whereof I have signed this JAMES C. COLLINS, Jr. 

